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Gloria (1980)

7.6 Listal rating
6.8 IMDB rating

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Starring (View all) :
Julie Carmen

Julie Carmen

Jeri Dawn
Gena Rowlands

Gena Rowlands

Gloria Swenson
John Adames

John Adames

Phil Dawn
Tony Knesich

Tony Knesich

1st Man / Gangster
Gregory Cleghorne

Gregory Cleghorne

Kid in Elevator
Buck Henry

Buck Henry

Jack Dawn
Lupe Garnica

Lupe Garnica

Margarita Vargas
Jessica Castillo

Jessica Castillo

Joan Dawn
Tom Noonan

Tom Noonan

2nd Man / Gangster
Ronald Maccone

Ronald Maccone

3rd Man / Gangster


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Gena Rowlands Kicks Ass

Posted : 2 years, 7 months ago at Apr 22 13:38
I'll start by saying that this is by no means a masterpiece. It's very flawed with quite large plotholes and very visible mistakes. But don't let this turn you off of this film because it really is one of the most entertaining films of the 80s. John Cassavetes always makes good movies and with this he doesn't disappoint. His unique style of filmmaking is what makes him so extraordinary, but with this movie I felt that he hollywoodized it a little bit more than it should have been. Gena Rowlands is absolutely brilliant in her role as the ass-kicking, mob-killing, tough-talking, car-tipping heroine Gloria Swenson. She is the perfect protagonist: a middle-aged woman who has a heavy criminal record is protecting a six-year-old Puerto Rican boy who has lost his family to a mob killing. She ...Read more

Rating : 8/10